Collar



March 19, 1935. L. H. WEINSTEIN COLLAR Filed March 19, 1932 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Louis H h em/stez/v HTTORNEY March; 1935- L. H.WEINSTEIN COLLAR Filed March 19, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

INVENTOR QTTORNE PatenteelrMar. 19, 1935 *omrsn stars ret ree COLLAR, ILouis fil weinstein, Mount Vernon, N. .Y. 1 Application March 19, 1932,Serial No. 599,899

6 Claims. (c1. 2-131) This invention relates to improvements in collars,and more particularly fabric collars for Wearing. purposes.

Among the principal objects which the invention has in View are Toproduce a collar from a single piece of material; to make a collar whichwill crease or fold longitudinally along the proper line when in use; toprovide a filler band of material for increasingithe body of the foldedportion; to avoid undesired bulkiness at the edge of the band; toprovide sharp points at the tips of the apron of the collar withoutundesired thickness; to obtain well defined corners at the throat of thecollar;- to reinforce said corners; and to obtain other advantagesand'results as may be brought out inthe following description.

In the drawings: r

Figure 1 is a plan view of a collar on the reverse side and embodying myinvention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary portion of the collar and in elevation;

Figure 3'is an end view and looking to the right of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an elevation of a fragmentary portion of the collar;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary portion of the collar in closed position;

Figure 6 is a sectional View shown as taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 2;v

Figure 7 is a fragmentary portion of the collar before its completion;and I Figure 8 is a sectional view shown as taken on the line 8--8 ofFigure 7.

As seen in the drawings, I have shown a collar constructed in accordancewith the invention, providing an apron liland a neckband 11. These partsare preferably formed integrally and provide a filler band 12therebetween. This band is an essential part of the invention, both inconstruction, and use.

As clearly shown in Fig. 8, the material from which the collar is formedis longitudinally creased as at 13 between the filler band 12 and 5neckband 11 so that the filler band will be 'flatwise against theneckband. The material is again folded in the opposite'direction as at14 whereby the filler band 12 will comprise a double thickness ofmaterial. This second thickness of material is preferably of reinforcedor heavy character corresponding to the thickness or character of theneckband 11, whereas the intervening material forming the firstmentioned part of the band 12 is of lighter weight. This difference inweight of material may be obtained in the weaving of shaped.

s Parent other 1] the strip of material from" which the collar is 2 Atthe upper end of'tne filler band 12; the

material continues to formtheapron 10, there beinga longitudinal-portion15 of lighterv weight material between the ,band;12 :and apron lq tofacilitate folding the apron in use. It will thus be seen that-thecollar is :divided inte longitudinal successive zones of differentweights of material, with a zone of heavier weight.. material betweentwo zones of lighter weight materialand with the folds made in thelighter weight material, two of the folds being next the edges of theheavier weight zone. I

-A line ,of stitching 1c is pr v-idea longitudinally of l the bandextending through the same andthe apron 10 thereby permanently formingthe band and retaining it along theedge of the; neckband 11. It will beobserved in use, the filler band 12 is on the inside of the collar,thatvis tosay,

is between the neckband 11 andthe apron -1Q. The edges of the apron, andneckband, are preferably hemmed as at 1'7 with the folded portionconstituting the hem also on the inside of the collar.

A feature of the present invention resides in the construction wherebythe collar will be reinforced at its throat, and will also provide asharp angle 18 at the throat between the apron 10 and neckband 11. Thisresult is effected by the hem 17 at the ends of the apron extending overthe material forming the neckband. Consequently, when the line ofstitching 16 is applied to the filler band and neckband, it will alsopass through the overlapping end of the hem 1'7. Furthermore, ineffecting the fold, the hem 17 is caused to overlie a marginal portionof the neckband at the throat whereby the sharp angle is obtainedbetween those parts since they intersect rather than merely meet.

Simultaneously, with a completion of the hem around the edges of theapron 10 and neckband 11, a tape 19 is overlaid upon said hem to impartbody to the edge of the collar. The stitching by which the tape 18 isapplied may also be the stitching by which the hem is secured orcompleted. This tape 19 also intersects at the angles between the apron10 and the neckband 11 and therefore constitutes a further reinforcementat the throat.

In constructing the strip of material from which the collar is formed,it is preferable to provide a thin or selvage edge to the material toconstitute the tip of the apron hem 20. Consequently, when theintersecting hems for the tip are folded into overlapping condition, thedouble thickness of the hem is not objectionable and substantiallyequals a single thickness of the hem elsewhere whereby the collar willhave a uniform appearance and not have the objectionable bulge at eachtip heretofore prevalent in collars of this style.

I claim:

1. A collar as characterized comprising an integral strip of materialhaving a longitudinal intermediate portion thereof consisting of anarrow zone of the material of normal thickness having at oppositelongitudinal edges thereof integral zones of thinned material, one ofsaid zones of thinned material being juxtaposed flatwis'e against thenarrow normal zone and foldedxat opposite edges thereof. a a a 2. Acollar as characterized comprising an integral strip of material havinga longitudinal intermediate portion thereof consisting of a narrow zoneof the material of normal thickness having at opposite longitudinaledges thereofintegral-zones ofthinned material juxtaposed flatwiseagainst the said narrow normal zone and folded inthe thinned zonesatopposite longitu dinaledges of the narrow normal zone therebyproviding thinned zones juxtaposed fiatwise at the opposite facesoffthe'said narrow normal zone;

3-; A collar as characterized comprising an integral strip of materialhaving a longitudinal double fold with the ;material forming saiddouble-fold comprising successive longitudinal zones of differentweights of-materiaLand witha zone of heavier weight material flatwisebetween otherportions of the collar witli the-folds made 'fa jacent theedge of'said zone offheavier weight material zones oflighter-weightmaterial.

-- '4. A collar-as characterized comprising an integralstrip'of;materialhavinga longitudinal double fold with the material forming saidnarrow portion of heavier 1 weight material therebetween, such that saidlight weight strips exdouble fold comprising successive. longitudinallight, heavy and light-weight zones, with the folds made at edges of thelighter-weight zones, and with two of said folds next opposite edges ofthe heavier Weight zone said foldsmake in the lighter weight materialwhich constitutes the heavier weight zone a filler band between otherportions of the collar. V

5. A collar as characterized comprising an integral strip of materialhaving a longitudinal double fold with the material forming said doublefold comprising successive longitudinal light, heavy and light-weightzones, with the folds made at'edges of the lighter weight zones with twoof said folds next opposite edges of the heavier weight zone said foldsmade in the lighter weight material, and'one of said lighter weightzones being juxtaposed flatwise against said heavier weight zone andfolded at its other longitudinal edge, which constitutes the juxtaposedheavy and light weight zones a filler-band 7 between other'portionsof'the collar.

6. A collar formed from a blank of woven'ma terial having a pair oflightweight stripswith a tend longitudinally of the collar from end to-end.thereof, the material comprising the collar being folded along oppositelongitudinal edges of'the heavier weight strip with said lightweight-strips juxtaposed to-the same edge of the said'heavy weight stripwith said edge of the heavy weight strip positioned between said lightweight' strips at oppositefaces of the heavier weight strip," one ofsaidlight weight strips and theheavy weight strip. being stitchedtogether, thereby-enabling. theuser to make a further fold on' theotherlight weight strip along the 'edge of the heavier weight strip wherestitched thereto. I 7

